Xfbdev+ALSA - which phone?
since FICOpenMoko seems to have gotten out of competition against ASUSACerHTCHuaWeiNokiaEriccsonSonySamsungLGApple in the phone dept, which is a suitable option for someone who wants 3G data and the ability to run anything? N900 is $600, i'd rather get 3 $100-150 mainland-china/last-generation Android phones that at least have XFbdev going, pick the one with the best ALSA support, and have 2 spares, and spend half of what Nokia wants on something i'd be afraid to break/lose perhaps a G1? ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Xfbdev+ALSA - which phone?
On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 10:32 PM, carmen _...@whats-your.name wrote: since FICOpenMoko seems to have gotten out of competition against ASUSACerHTCHuaWeiNokiaEriccsonSonySamsungLGApple in the phone dept, which is a suitable option for someone who wants 3G data and the ability to run anything? N900 is $600, i'd rather get 3 $100-150 mainland-china/last-generation Android phones that at least have XFbdev going, pick the one with the best ALSA support, and have 2 spares, and spend half of what Nokia wants on something i'd be afraid to break/lose perhaps a G1? Get a Freerunner A7 and a 3G dongle that works. ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Xfbdev+ALSA - which phone?
Right now, the Palm Pre seems to come closest to the FreeRunner wrt. openness (albeit still miles away, of course). It has just been released in europe and work has started to port an own userland based on FSO to it. Cheers, :M: ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Xfbdev+ALSA - which phone?
Thats ok if you want to make a call out, but how can you call in if the phone is suspended - leaving it running will probably give a battery life of about 4 hours or so if not less. There is also the problem of how to attach the dongle - would look kinda weird with one of those silver usb cables hanging out, not to say connector damage as it gets twisted as you put it in a pocket or bag. The USB dongle is a great idea for temporary/emergency use, but I dont see it as practical as day to day phone - wish it was tho as it would solve the lack of 3G issues. BillK On Thu, 2009-10-15 at 22:46 +0530, rakshat hooja wrote: On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 10:32 PM, carmen _...@whats-your.name wrote: since FICOpenMoko seems to have gotten out of competition against ASUSACerHTCHuaWeiNokiaEriccsonSonySamsungLGApple in the phone dept, which is a suitable option for someone who wants 3G data and the ability to run anything? N900 is $600, i'd rather get 3 $100-150 mainland-china/last-generation Android phones that at least have XFbdev going, pick the one with the best ALSA support, and have 2 spares, and spend half of what Nokia wants on something i'd be afraid to break/lose perhaps a G1? Get a Freerunner A7 and a 3G dongle that works. ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community